The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Death OF a Thrifty Colored Resident
of Hawkinsville-M Murder in Berrien
County-A Novel Case Laid Before
the Governor-Comptroller-General
Wright and Col. Fellows.
GrbRGIA.
Lawrenceville has adopted the stock law.
The Baptist church at Lawrenceville has
called Rev. Mr.. Sisk, of Flowery Branch,
for the next year.
Joe West Ccolored), charged with burning
the gin house on J. NJ. lifts place. in Sep
TENDER, had his preliminary examination at
Albany Tuesday and was discharged from
custody.
1t is only little over three weeks before
the Methodist Annual Conference meets at
Marietta. Out of 354 ministers and dele
gates, homes have been provided for all ex-
cept twenty-six.
The gin house of Broadwell e. Reid, two
miles west of Marietta, was burned on last
Tuesday. Seven bales OF cotton were also
consumed TIE fire is supposed to have
caught from match in the cotton. There
was no insurance,
Fort Gaines Star: A colored denizen re-
Gently harbored for night negro fugitive
from justice, and his wrath can only BE- i'm
sgined when he discovered, after his visitor
was gone, that his new Sunday suit had ac-
companied him. We advise him TO try it
over; he may strike stray angel after
awhile.
At Atlanta Wednesday W r. Wilson. of
the postal service, filed suit against the
Richmond and Danville railroad for 81, 900
damages. The petitioner was injured in the
collision near Greenville, s. c.. in the latter
part of October He claims that one of his
legs was badly crushed and his body burned
and otherwise injured
The Freedman's Bank depositors in Macon,
representing over $50, 900, held large meet
ing in the colOred A u. F. church, on Cot
ton avenue, Tuesday night and appointed a
committee 10 prepare memorial to be pre-
sented through Congressman BlOunt to
President Cleveland, asking him TO notice
their claims in his message.
The Hillman House and electric well,
near Augusta, have changed hands, and
Messrs. Scoheld Bros have retired from the
management II is understood that stock
company has been formed with a capitalize
ton Of $3.50, 900, Of which company James
A. Benson, Evan P. Howell and F. H. Colley
are the principal stockholders.
Hampton Times: The editors of the Au-
Eusta Chronicle and Gazette are about TO
fight duel, judging from the manner in
which the ink and type Is placed around on
the editorial page. Gentlemen, as it is the
first of the month, you had better look after
your monthly statements and let fighting
alone. You are both towards anyhow-we
know you.
Blakely Mems: Mr.. l.. d. Gay, Familiarity
known as PA Gay" is certainly entitled 10
the sobriquet of the champion farmer of
Early county. From what we deem reli-
able authority we learn he has this year
raised On his farm something near 100 bales
of cotton, besides an immense quantity Of
IL.
above all expenses near fifty bales of cotton.
Cuthbert Liberal: The first issue of the
BToadd9e, in Blakely, contained an adver-
tisement, "A boy wanted at this office
The next issue of the Early County Nelcs,
published also in Blakely, contained the fol
lowing: Born to Mr.. and Mrs W. A. Jor-
dan, bouncing baby boy" w. A. Jordan
is editor of the Brodddrc. Some people
pretend to believe that advertising doesn't
pay, but it does.
The strange actions of a white man at
tracted considerable attention Tuesday near
Swift's factory, at Columbus. He was seen
throwing up dirt, then crawling on his
hands and knees When approached he
jumped over the cemetery fence and ran
rapidly in the direction of the park, dodg-
ing behind every monument he came TO- No
Give was discovered as to his identity and no
reason for this strange performance could be
accounted for.
At Rays mill, in Berrien county, on Tues
day evening last a dreadful encounter oc-
CURED in which ". G. Pearson was shot and
instantly killed by j. T. Beagly, the cause
being a family feud. IL appears the parties
had met To smicably settle the trouble if
possible, but soon engaged in some hot
words when Pearson said to Beagly: Come
out on the sand and we will settle the
trouble They started out. Beagly drew
his pistol and fired upon him as he went out
and shot him dead the first fire then took to
the swamp and has not yet been captured.
A man was found early Wednesday morn
ing lying by the track OF the Central rail
road, about n mile south of Gordon. One
of his feet was crushed TO pieces and he had
received an ugly wound on his back, break
ing several of his ribs 1t is supposed that
he had been struck by a night train He
was taken to town and his foot was ampu-
tated by DTs. Lee and Sanders. He was so
weak from the loss of blood and his wounds
that he could not tell how he received his
injuries He was identified as being Seab
jackson, living in the southern portion of
the county. He seems TO be about go years
of age, and it is feared that he will not re-
cover.
At Atlanta, Tuesday, Detectives Bedford
and Cason arrested white man named
James Guess and Mrs. William Wilson,
who were boarding at the fremont House
on Marietta street. About two months ago
Guess ran away from Asheville, n. G. with
the wife of William Wilson and came to
Atlanta. Since their arrival Guess and
Mrs. Wilson have passed themselves off as
husband and wife A detective came from
Asheville and spotted the couple, and
Wednesday morning he left for Asheville
with his prisoners. Mrs Wilson stated that
she would never live with Wilson and
would run away with Guess again if she got
a chance
Comptroller General Wright and Col
Fellows were in prison together at John
sons Island and the Comptroller is thor
oughly delighted with the big majority
given his former yoke-fellow in New York.
Fellows was a captain of an Arkansas COM
pany, and when he got TO Johnson's Island
was soon the light of the prison. The
Comptroller speaks of him at that time as
brilliant man and gallant soldier In the
debates with which the prisoners were &C.
customed at times to relieve
the monotony of their confne-
nent, Fellows was the leader and champion.
Frequently, when he had the floor for a
speech, the Federal guards would come in
and hear him through. The Comptroller
has his autograph in his prison album.
The liabilities of A. A. Fletcher g. Co. of
Marietta, cotton buyers and grocers, re-
ported as failed last night, are variously
stated at from $50, 900 to $4,000, with assets
of about COX O0O Tho ca,,so oee;,r,,.,l g.